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Now that I am using the pint sized freezer bags (thanks coach) I do not need such a long spoon. It would be nice to put it in my cook set too. I was going to make a shorter one out of balsa wood, but I came across this thing. I am headed to EMS. If it fits in my cook set, I am getting one. It is 8.5" unfolded and 4.5" folded and weighs just under 10 grams.
whatsinyourpack.com/msr-folding-utensils-review/
I should note, that I think HB has the aluminum one shown in the video. That one looks nice. I seriously doubt that it heats up enough to be an issue as suggested in the video. I suppose if you left it in the pot it would. I boil water with the lid on the pot. I suspect HB does too.
Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball.The post was edited 1 time, last by BirdBrain ().
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LIhikers wrote:
Balsa wood, really?
While the strength to weight ratio is high, the over-all durability of balsa isn't that good.
I can't imagine what it would be like after getting wet. Do you put some sort of finish on the wood?
I did not do it. I was going to try. If the MSR spoon works, I won't. I currently have a basswood 10" spoon that weighs 12 grams. I love it. It has got me to Vermont so far. Such an item is disposable. If it only makes it through one summer, it has served its purpose. If the MSR does not fit in the pot, I will be able to report on the balsa version at some point. Olive oil will protect the wood for a time. It would be enough for a summer.
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Nearest REI is a half hour drive for me, I can't see doing that trip for a spoon. I build RC airplanes, so I work with balsa a lot -- I can't see where it would work as a spoon. BB, you are working overtime to establish your position as the #1 gram weenie on this site.
I've got some gray plastic spoon that (just barely) fits into my cook pot (1.3 liter.) I haven't weighed it. Been using it at least since 2007, so it has at least 1000 miles on it, maybe more.
Interesting connection between RC planes and hiking that just occurred to me -- emphasis on weight reduction is common to both. Basswood is much more dense than balsa. In RC planes we use it sparingly, as reinforcement around critical areas. -
I can see I am going to have to build one out of balsa just to find out even if the MSR spoon works.
This reminds me of a pasta bridge contest I was in once.
Okay... I really need to go get that spoon. By the way: I am in Brunswick. The nearest EMS is in Portland. It is about a half hour drive one way.
And you miss the point of my weeniness. I like to give people things they can roll their eyes about. I am very comfortable in doing it different than everyone and thus all wrong. I even brag about it.
Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball.The post was edited 1 time, last by BirdBrain ().
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Okay... I am at EMS. There are a couple of things gnawing at me. In the interests of full disclosure I have to admit that I am here not to get a spoon only. I am here because my wife is in Florida and I am bored out of my skull. The other thing is I respect the opinions of those on this site. Therefore balsa is off the table even if this spoon does not work out. Now I can go in the store. I might come out with HB's spoon. I like the looks of that one too.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball.
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jetboil.com/Products/Utensil-Kit/
I have this one and don't use it anymore because the food gets trapped in the sliding track and is a pain to clean. Got it to reach the bottom of the Mountain House style bags. You may not have that problem with the MSR since it folds. I switched to a long titanium one and like it better not only for the ease of cleaning but also for the strength. I can use it for a tent stake if needed. I haven't had to but I've stuck it in some pretty hard ground just to see.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
BirdBrain wrote:
I am here because my wife is in Florida and I am bored out of my skull.
That explains a lot .Lost in the right direction. -
$2. rei. 8.5 inches long. 0.5 ounces (had to look it up). time spent researching - 0:00. bought it when i got my jetboil. impulse purchase.
review: its a spoon. it works.
[IMG:http://www.rei.com/zoom/bb/222fc4fa-8f57-4321-a369-64d0cba29200.jpg/440]2,000 milerThe post was edited 1 time, last by max.patch ().
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max.patch wrote:
$2. rei. 8.5 inches long. 0.5 ounces (had to look it up). time spent researching - 0:00. bought it when i got my jetboil. impulse purchase.
review: its a spoon. it works.
[IMG:http://www.rei.com/zoom/bb/222fc4fa-8f57-4321-a369-64d0cba29200.jpg/440]
i just bought one of these a coupla weeks ago.its all good -
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hikerboy wrote:
max.patch wrote:
$2. rei. 8.5 inches long. 0.5 ounces (had to look it up). time spent researching - 0:00. bought it when i got my jetboil. impulse purchase.
review: its a spoon. it works.
[IMG:http://www.rei.com/zoom/bb/222fc4fa-8f57-4321-a369-64d0cba29200.jpg/440]
i just bought one of these a coupla weeks ago.
Where do you carry this in your pack? I would worry that the handle would puncture something but it seems too long to pack in a food bag or pot.Lost in the right direction. -
My like button doesn't work but I like this! I may switch to your cup so all my cook stuff will fit in my pot. It's nice that it's compact and organized.Lost in the right direction. -
rafe wrote:
Now we all have to photograph our hiking spoons and post them. The work never ends.
If you say so... On the left BPL(circa 2005) Long Handled Ti Spoon, the right one is a STS Short Alminium(that's for Oz) Spoon... Luv 'em both, and both find their way into my cook set depending on whut I'm eatin' on that particular trip...
1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish...The post was edited 1 time, last by Toli ().
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TrafficJam wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
max.patch wrote:
$2. rei. 8.5 inches long. 0.5 ounces (had to look it up). time spent researching - 0:00. bought it when i got my jetboil. impulse purchase.
review: its a spoon. it works.
[IMG:http://www.rei.com/zoom/bb/222fc4fa-8f57-4321-a369-64d0cba29200.jpg/440]
i just bought one of these a coupla weeks ago.
Where do you carry this in your pack? I would worry that the handle would puncture something but it seems too long to pack in a food bag or pot.
keep it in the side pocket of my pack with my tent stakes.its all good -
TrafficJam wrote:
Where do you carry this in your pack? I would worry that the handle would puncture something but it seems too long to pack in a food bag or pot.
food bag for now, but i haven't used it enough to know if that is going to be its permanent home.2,000 miler -
BirdBrain wrote:
Okay... I am at EMS. There are a couple of things gnawing at me. In the interests of full disclosure I have to admit that I am here not to get a spoon only. I am here because my wife is in Florida and I am bored out of my skull. The other thing is I respect the opinions of those on this site. Therefore balsa is off the table even if this spoon does not work out. Now I can go in the store. I might come out with HB's spoon. I like the looks of that one too.
BB, if you are bored you always use the balsa to make a plane.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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rafe wrote:
Now we all have to photograph our hiking spoons and post them. The work never ends.
Kept either in the side pocket or the cozy. Usually side pocket.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
I used this one on my thru: (also carried a Spyderco Manbug to cut stuff)
[IMG:http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0392/0497/products/XSCT-001-03_grande.jpeg?v=1405451200]
Took me a while to find a titanium spoon that is full sized, not crazy shallow and has a little keyhole on the handle.
I put some reflective guyline through the hole and attached it with a small s-biner to my zpacks foodback. So I could only pull on the cord to get to the spoon. Worked pretty well. -
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GoodGerman wrote:
I used this one on my thru: (also carried a Spyderco Manbug to cut stuff)
[IMG:http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0392/0497/products/XSCT-001-03_grande.jpeg?v=1405451200]
Took me a while to find a titanium spoon that is full sized, not crazy shallow and has a little keyhole on the handle.
I put some reflective guyline through the hole and attached it with a small s-biner to my zpacks foodback. So I could only pull on the cord to get to the spoon. Worked pretty well.
is that a lefthanded or righthanded spoon?its all good -
hikerboy wrote:
GoodGerman wrote:
I used this one on my thru: (also carried a Spyderco Manbug to cut stuff)
[IMG:http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0392/0497/products/XSCT-001-03_grande.jpeg?v=1405451200]
Took me a while to find a titanium spoon that is full sized, not crazy shallow and has a little keyhole on the handle.
I put some reflective guyline through the hole and attached it with a small s-biner to my zpacks foodback. So I could only pull on the cord to get to the spoon. Worked pretty well.
is that a lefthanded or righthanded spoon?
Can you use it as a tent peg?
I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does -
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I love my spoon so much, I use it in my office now to tackle muesli - every day.
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max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Bummer. I just made two quiches. Looking forward to eating (part of) them. Onions, peppers, shrooms, carrots, lots of cheese of varying kinds. Yum. -
rafe wrote:
max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Bummer. I just made two quiches. Looking forward to eating (part of) them. Onions, peppers, shrooms, carrots, lots of cheese of varying kinds. Yum.
we are all bringing our spoons to your house tonight.Lost in the right direction. -
TrafficJam wrote:
rafe wrote:
max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Bummer. I just made two quiches. Looking forward to eating (part of) them. Onions, peppers, shrooms, carrots, lots of cheese of varying kinds. Yum.
we are all bringing our spoons to your house tonight.
Cool. One of those quiches is actually for a hiker potluck on Sunday. (An easy walk in the woods followed by potluck lunch.) I usually eat quiche with a fork. -
When I was a student at Dartmouth (a school with which most AT hikers are familiar!), there was a campus phone number that you could dial to get the day's dining hall menu. I remember once hearing the Electric Blue Lady announce, "Quechee Lorraine." I thought, what a local specialty! (I wonder if the Vermont cheese in it was indeed from Quechee!)
I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here.The post was edited 1 time, last by AnotherKevin ().
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max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Ummm... meat, eggs, cheese and fat served up in a pie crust. What could be more manly?Of course I talk to myself... sometimes I need expert advice. -
Tuckahoe wrote:
max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Ummm... meat, eggs, cheese and fat served up in a pie crust. What could be more manly?
One could add meat of various kinds I suppose but the ones Merry and I make are vegetarian. What sort of meat do you suggest? (aside from bacon or ham, the obvious choices...) -
AnotherKevin wrote:
When I was a student at Dartmouth (a school with which most AT hikers are familiar!), there was a campus phone number that you could dial to get the day's dining hall menu. I remember once hearing the Electric Blue Lady announce, "Queechee Lorraine." I thought, what a local specialty! (I wonder if the Vermont cheese in it was indeed from Queechee!)
You presume we are familiar with the geography of the area (Quechee VT being not too far from Hanover.) -
rafe wrote:
Tuckahoe wrote:
max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Ummm... meat, eggs, cheese and fat served up in a pie crust. What could be more manly?
One could add meat of various kinds I suppose but the ones Merry and I make are vegetarian. What sort of meat do you suggest? (aside from bacon or ham, the obvious choices...)
Bologna.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
milkman wrote:
rafe wrote:
Tuckahoe wrote:
max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Ummm... meat, eggs, cheese and fat served up in a pie crust. What could be more manly?
One could add meat of various kinds I suppose but the ones Merry and I make are vegetarian. What sort of meat do you suggest? (aside from bacon or ham, the obvious choices...)
Bologna.
Srsly??? I'll pretend I didn't hear that. -
rafe wrote:
milkman wrote:
rafe wrote:
Tuckahoe wrote:
max.patch wrote:
real men don't eat quiche. or use a spork.
Ummm... meat, eggs, cheese and fat served up in a pie crust. What could be more manly?
One could add meat of various kinds I suppose but the ones Merry and I make are vegetarian. What sort of meat do you suggest? (aside from bacon or ham, the obvious choices...)
Bologna.
Srsly??? I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
My first thought was Spam. But, that's too close to ham.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
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AnotherKevin wrote:
When I was a student at Dartmouth (a school with which most AT hikers are familiar!), there was a campus phone number that you could dial to get the day's dining hall menu. I remember once hearing the Electric Blue Lady announce, "Queechee Lorraine." I thought, what a local specialty! (I wonder if the Vermont cheese in it was indeed from Queechee!)
i'm not smart enough, rich enough, or rowdy enough to have been accepted to dartmouth, but i absolutely love thayer hall. dartmouth was a real friend to hikers back in the day.2,000 miler
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